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McKenzie Bugg says artists get treated like the bottom of the barrel by some streamers and networks.

Courtesy of McKenzie Bugg

  • McKenzie Bugg moved from a small farm town in Maryland to LA after being hired on a Netflix series.
  • The show was canceled and all of the artists were laid off, two months after Bugg's arrival.
  • She had to rely on her savings and found her next gig by making connections with other artists.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with McKenzie Bugg, a 24-year-old storyboard revisionist based in Los Angeles. It has been edited for length and clarity.

I'm from a small farm town in Maryland — very small.

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Careers, Media, Entertainment, as told to, animation, artists, netflix, Moving, Los Angeles, Ramy Youssef, A24, Eboni Boykin-Patterson, contributor 2023, Thought Leadership
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I got laid off from my Netflix job 2 months after moving to LA. Here's how I ne…